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Adjustable Rate Mortgage
An adjustable rate mortgage (ARM) is a type of mortgage  more...
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adverse remortgage
An adverse remortgage or adverse credit remortgage is a mortgage  more...
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American Association of Individual Investors
American Association of Individual Investors (AAII) is a Chicago-based, investor  more...
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amortization
Amortization refers to the repayment of a debt in small  more...
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Annual Percentage Rate
An annual percentage rate, often referred to by its acronym  more...
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appraisal
An appraisal is a professional evaluation of the current market  more...
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APR
APR stands for Annual Percentage Rate. APR is a measure  more...
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asset
An asset can include anything that provides economic value to  more...
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asset-backed security
An asset-backed security (ABS) is a bond backed by a  more...
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closing costs
Most generally, closing costs is associated with a cost of  more...
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commercial mortgage
A commercial mortgage is a mortgage which is secured by  more...
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commission
A commission is a fee paid to a third party  more...
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conventional mortgage
A conventional mortgage is a fully amortizing mortgage. The  more...
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debt
In business, a debt is an obligation of one party  more...
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Department of Housing and Urban Development
The Department of Housing and Urban Development, (HUD), established in  more...
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deposit
Deposit has two distinct meanings. Meaning one is applied  more...
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down payment
A down payment is the amount paid in advance of  more...
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Eminent Domain
Eminent domain is a constitutional provision, through which the government  more...
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equity
In business, equity refers to value of ownership. The  more...
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equity REIT
An equity REIT is a company which owns a portfolio  more...
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escrow
In contract law, escrow is a legal arrangement whereby an  more...
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estate tax
The estate tax is simply a tax on assets charged  more...
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Fannie Mae
Fannie Mae, or the Federal National Mortgage Association, is one  more...
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Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation
The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (FHLMC) is a public  more...
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Federal Housing Administration
The Federal Housing Administration, or FHA, is an agency of  more...
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Federal National Mortgage Association
The Federal National Mortgage Association, or Fannie Mae, is one  more...
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FHA Loan
An FHA loan is a loan insured by the FHA,  more...
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fixed-rate mortgage
A fixed-rate mortgage, or FRM, has a fixed interest rate  more...
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high-ratio mortgage
A high-ratio mortgage is one with a high LTV, or  more...
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home equity
Home equity is the difference between a home’s value and  more...
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home equity debt
Home equity debt is a loan that is secured by  more...
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home equity line of credit
A home equity line of credit is a credit line  more...
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home equity loan
A home equity loan is a broad term for credit  more...
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homeowner's insurance
Homeowner's insurance is a type of insurance policy that indemnifies  more...
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in escrow
An item of value is in escrow when that item  more...
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income property
Income property is real estate held as part of an  more...
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inheritance tax
The inheritance tax is tax imposed on the heirs of  more...
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insured mortgage
An insured mortgage is a mortgage with an insurance policy  more...
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investment property
Real property owned by an entity for other than its  more...
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joint mortgage
A joint mortgage is simply a mortgage with more than  more...
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joint venture
In law, a joint venture, commonly abbreviated JV, is a  more...
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junior mortgage
A junior mortgage is a mortgage that is subordinated to  more...
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lease
A lease is a legal contract that transfers the right  more...
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mortgage
In law, the word mortgage technically means a pledge of  more...
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mortgage banker
A mortgage banker is an individual or organization that lends  more...
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mortgage bond
A mortgage bond is a debt obligation secured by a  more...
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mortgage broker
A mortgage banker is an individual or organization that acts  more...
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mortgage insurance
Mortgage insurance is insurance covering the lender or other holder  more...
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mortgage interest deduction
In US federal taxation, the mortgage interest deduction is a  more...
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mortgage life insurance
Mortgage life insurance is a type of life insurance policy  more...
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mortgage rate
The mortgage rate is the rate of interest paid on  more...
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mortgage-backed security
A mortgage-backed security (MBS) is a security based upon a  more...
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NAREIT
NAREIT stands for the National Association of Real Estate Investment  more...
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passive income
Passive income is income not earned from work. The  more...
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passive loss
In US tax regulations, a passive loss is a loss  more...
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PMI
PMI, or Private Mortgage Insurance, is insurance that indemnifies a  more...
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real estate
In common law, real estate refers to land and any  more...
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real estate agent
A real estate agent is a person licensed at the  more...
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real estate broker
A real estate broker is a real estate agent that  more...
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realtor
A realtor is a professional real estate agent, property manager,  more...
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rent control
Rent control refers to local ordinances that govern the amount  more...
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residential mortgage
A residential mortgage is a mortgage loan for residential property,  more...
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reverse mortgage
A reverse mortgage is a way for senior citizen homeowners  more...
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rollover mortgage
A rollover mortgage, also called a renegotiable rate mortgage, is  more...
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